Archive - 2013

February 8th

February 8, 2013

James â€śJimâ€ť Fisher, 63, of Bowling Green, went to heaven on Wednesday Feb. 6, 2013.
He was born in Wapakoneta to the late Hilda (Eisert) and Clem Fisher. On Aug. 22, 1970, in Botkins, he married Paulette Hemmert, and she survives in Bowling Green.

February 8, 2013

Lynn Lawrence Augspurger, 74, of Cocoa Beach, Fla., and formerly of Hope-well Junction, N.Y., Birmingham, Mich., and Cleveland Heights, passed away from natural causes on Sunday, Jan. 13, 2013, in Cleveland, after a long illness. He was born Aug. 15, 1938, in Hamilton, the son of Kathryn C. and Rudolph E. Augspurger, who preceded him in death. In 1962, in Columbus, he married Judith C. Peery, and she survives.

February 8, 2013

What better way for fourth-graders to learn about business than getting their hands a little chocolatey?

Letting out a deep sigh as she paused just a second to push her hair back off her forehead, Olivia Woten says candy making is “way harder” than she thought it would be.

Only an hour into the morning long activity, Olivia said she had already burnt herself seven times. The rubber gloves they had to wear while they were working with confectionary treats made her hands sweaty and the melted chocolate stuck to them and was hard to get off.

February 8, 2013

To help battle the scourge of sex trafficking of children, a U.S. legislator proposed an amendment which has bipartisan support to make these victims eligible for grants to receive counseling, medical attention, legal representation and other services.

February 7th

February 7, 2013

Dorothy A. Bowersock, 82, of rural Wapakoneta, died at 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2012, at her residence.
She was born Jan. 30, 1931, in Duchouquet Township, Auglaize County, the daughter of Katherine (Kreimas) and Urban Metzger, who preceded her in death. On July 29, 1950, she married Harvey J. Bowersock, and he died Oct. 18, 2010.

February 7, 2013

While the broader effects of an announcement by the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) have yet to made public, USPS officials issued a news release Wednesday stating that Saturday would be eliminated from the mail delivery schedule beginning the week of Aug. 5 to help control costs.